Four Paws Park Fenced Dog Park

Four Paws Park is a fenced off-leash dog park inside Denis Morrissey Park, at the corner of Montacute Road and St Bernards Road in Hectorville. The pitch is simple: a fully enclosed space where your dog can run off-leash around the clock, backed by the broader park's grass, shade and a creek-side setting in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

The dog setup

The fenced zone has bark and leaf litter surfacing rather than lawn, so expect some debris on paws and check your dog is happy on that footing. Off-leash applies only inside the fence; in the rest of Denis Morrissey Park, leads are required with a maximum of two metres. The council asks handlers to take full responsibility on entry and to read the signage at the gate, and dogs are barred from the children's playground areas in the surrounding park. Carry bags and bin the waste, which the local by-laws require regardless of what dispensers are stocked.

Max: the fenced surface is bark and leaf litter, not grass, so check your dog is comfortable on that footing before letting them loose. Know your dog's recall before entering a shared fenced space.

Worth knowing

Access runs 24 hours, so the schedule is yours. Local reporting puts the busiest stretches on Monday mornings and evenings and weekday afternoons, while Sunday evenings tend to be the quietest. The park suits dogs that are reliable off-leash and owners who want a proper fenced run without leaving the suburb.

Getting there and parking

The street address is the corner of Montacute Road and St Bernards Road, Hectorville. Off-street parking is reached via St Bernards Road, and bus routes run along both Montacute and St Bernards Roads. Around the wider park you will find a roughly 600-metre walking path, picnic tables, barbecues, an accessible public toilet and a playground just outside the dog area.

Close by with the dogs

For coffee after the run, Sugar Mint Cafe and Hidden Leaf Cafe at Campbelltown are both minutes away. Catlin on Magill makes a longer stop in the adjacent suburb. Browse more dog parks in South Australia or check out Hectorville.